英語學習看BBC紀錄片《地球脈動》第一季學英語單詞第10集

2024年2月8日發(作者：透明的哀傷)

magnificent [m?ɡ?n?f?s(?)nt]

a. 壯麗的；宏偉的；值得贊揚的

The Taj Mahal is a magnificent building.

organism [???(r)ɡ??n?z(?)m]

n. 有機體；生物；（尤指）微生物

The water is now full of microscopic organisms.

dwarf [dw??(r)f]

v. 使顯得矮小；使相形見絀

The old hous were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks.

deciduous [d??s?dju?s]

a. 落葉的

Across the northern hemisphere the deciduous forests are changing.

coniferous [k??n?f(?)r?s]

a. a coniferous tree produces cones and its leaves do not fall off in

winter

coniferous trees/forests針葉樹╱林

sheer [???(r)]

a. 用來強調事物的大小、程度或數量

The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it.

spar [spɑ?(r)s]

a. 稀少的；稀疏的；零落的

The information available on the subject is spar.

lynx [l??ks]

n. 猞猁

One could live a lifetime in the woods and never e a lynx.

roam [r??m]

v. 徜徉；閑逛；漫步

The sheep are allowed to roam freely on this land.

needle [?ni?d(?)l]

n. 松針；針葉

the thin, hard, pointed leaf of a pine tree

moo [mu?s]

n. 駝鹿（產于北美；在歐洲和亞洲稱為麋鹿）

a large deer that lives in N America. In Europe and Asia it is called

an elk.

resin [?rez?n]

n. 樹脂

The long ship was so new that she still smelled of pitch and resin.

distasteful [d?s?te?stf(?)l]

a. 使人不愉快的；令人反感的；討厭的

The suggestion was distasteful to Gatsby.

armor-plated

a. 有裝甲的；由裝甲鋼板覆蓋的

covered with sheets of metal to provide protection against bullets, etc.

crossbill

n.交喙鳥

Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, having curved mandibles

with narrow tips that cross when the bill is clod.

beak [bi?k]

n. 鳥喙

The gull held the fish in its beak.

pri [pra?z]

v. 強行使分開；撬開

She ud a knife to pri open the lid.

folklore [?f??k?l??(r)]

n. 民間傳統；民俗；民間傳說

The story rapidly became part of family folklore.

wolverine [?w?lv?ri?n]

n. 狼獾

Animals such as wolverines and bears sometimes attack them.

cross [kr?s]

n. 混合物；（動物等的）雜種，雜交品種

A mule is a cross between a hor and a donkey.

weal [?wi?z(?)l]

n. 鼬；黃鼠狼

As night falls, spirits emerge from their hiding-places.

yellow weal.

The

sitting [?s?t??]

n. 一次（坐著活動的時間）

I read the book in one sitting.

glutton [?ɡl?t(?)n]

n. 貪吃者；吃得過多的人；饕餮

A glutton is one who eats too much, becau the food tastes well.

capercaillie [?k?p??ke?li]

n. 大松雞

Capercaillie are giants of the bird world Each male weighs over four

kilos.

gladiator [?ɡl?di?e?t?(r)]

n. （古羅馬）角斗士

Why are you dresd as a gladiator?

square up (to sb/sth)

氣勢洶洶地面對（某人）；擺好與（某人）打斗的架勢

The are Nubian ibex and they are squaring up for a duel.

lap [l?ps]

n. 小錯；（尤指）記錯，過失，疏忽

a lap of concentration/memory心不在焉；記錯

hemlock

n. 鐵杉

douglas fir

n. 花旗松，北美黃杉

The land of hemlock, douglas fir and giant redwood.

grove [ɡr??v]

n. 樹叢；小樹林

a grove of birch trees白樺樹叢

prime [pra?m]

n. 盛年；年富力強的時期；鼎盛時期

a young woman in her prime正當妙齡的女郎

pine marten

n. 松貂

a small wild animal with a long body, short legs and sharp teeth. Pine

martens live in forests and eat smaller animals.

fill/fit the bill

符合要求；合格

On paper, veral of the applicants fit the bill.

amorous [??m?r?s]

a. 表示性愛的；含情脈脈的

Mary rejected Tony's amorous advances.

vole [v??l]

n. 田鼠

a small animal like a mou or rat that lives in fields or near rivers.

faint-hearted

a. 膽怯的；怯懦的

The climb is not for the faint-hearted (= is only for people who are

brave).

pervere [?p??(r)s??v??(r)]

v. 堅持；孜孜以求

She pervered with her violin lessons.

quoia [s??kw???]

n. 紅杉

a very tall tree that grows in the US, a type of redwood

parakeet

n. 長尾小鸚鵡

a small bird of the parrot family, usually with a long tail

miniature [?m?n?t??(r)]

a. 很小的；微型的；小型的

a rare breed of miniature hors一種罕見的小矮馬

pudu

n. 普度鹿

The pudu, the world's smallest deer feeds on the giant leaves of the

gunnera plant.

rai/lower your sights

提高╱降低要求；眼光變高╱變低

He had hoped to become a doctor, but he had to lower his sights after

his disappointing exam results.

meager [?mi?ɡ?(r)]

a. 少量且劣質的

a meagre diet of bread and water只有面包和水的簡樸飲食

ration [?r??(?)n]

n. （食品、燃料等短缺時的）配給量，定量

the weekly butter ration每周的黃油配給量

mandarin duck

n. 鴛鴦

Mandarin ducks are native to East Asia, not North America.

nymph [n?mf]

n. 若蟲（與成蟲相似的昆蟲幼體）

a dragonfly nymph蜻蜓幼蟲

periodical [?p??ri??d?k(?)l]

a.間發性的；定期的；周期的

She made periodical visits to her dentist.

bide your time

等待時機（視頻中是biding their time）

The lynx watches, biding its time.

assume [??sju?m]

v. 呈現（外觀、樣子）；顯露（特征）

In the story the god assumes the form of an eagle.在這個故事中神以鷹的形象出現。

overrun [???v??r?n]

v. 泛濫；橫行；肆虐

The hou was completely overrun with mice.

relentless [r??lentl?s]

a. 不停的；持續強烈的；不減弱的

her relentless pursuit ofperfection她對完美的不懈追求

spurt [sp??(r)t]

n. （速度、干勁、活動或感情的）短時間激增，迸發

You'd better put on a spurt (= hurry up) if you want to finish that work

today.

primeval [pra??mi?v(?)l]

a. 出于原始天性的

primeval urges本能的欲望

herald [?her?ld]

v. 是（某事）的前兆；預示

The talks could herald a new era of peace.

ont [??n?t]

n. 開端，發生，肇始

the ont of dia/old age/winter疾病的發作；老年的開始；冬天的來臨

rut [r?t]

n. （雄鹿等雄性動物的）發情期

For the North American musk oxen, this is rutting ason.

shed [?ed]

v. 蛻；落

Instead, old scales are shed and replaced from below by new ones.

vulture [?v?lt??(r)]

n. 兀鷲；禿鷲

vultures circling/wheeling overhead在頭頂上空盤旋的兀鷲

bicker [?b?k?(r)]

v. （為小事）斗嘴，爭吵

The children are always bickering about something or other.

hide [ha?d]

n. 皮，毛皮

boots made from buffalo hide

hinder [?h?nd?(r)]

v. 阻礙；妨礙；阻擋

Some teachers felt hindered by a lack of resources.

rou [ra?z]

v. 喚醒；使醒來

The telephone roud me from my sleep at

equivalent [??kw?v?l?nt]

n. 相等的東西；等量；對應詞

Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of (= has the same effect

as) smoking ten cigarettes a day.

shaft [?ɑ?ft]

n. 一束，一道（光、陽光等）

A shaft of moonlight fell on the lake.

tract [tr?kt]

n. 大片土地；地帶

vast tracts of forest大片大片的森林

salvation [s?l?ve??(?)n]

n. 得救；救恩；救世

to pray for the salvation of the world為世人得救而禱告

(clo/near) at hand

（在時間或距離上）接近

Help was at hand.

chital deer

n. 花鹿；白斑鹿

langur monkeys

n. 長尾葉猴

Chital deer follow the langur monkeys collecting the flowers that fall.

unrivaled [?n?ra?v?ld]

a. 無與倫比的；無雙的

The monkeys welcome the deer, for deer are unrivaled at spotting

predators.

ntinel [?nt?n(?)l]

n. 哨兵

(figurative) a tall round tower standing ntinel over the river

一座高高的圓塔鎮守在河邊

baobab tree

n. 猴面包樹

It's now that the baobab trees regrow their leaves.

ooze [u?z]

v. （濃液體）滲出，慢慢流出

Blood oozed out of the wound.

intended [?n?tend?d]

a. 為 … 打算（或設計）的

The book is intended for children.

replenish [r??plen??]

v.補充；重新裝滿

Allow me to replenish your glass.

inevitably [?n?ev?t?bli]

adv. 不可避免地；必然地

Inevitably, the press exaggerated the story.